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LAUNCHUniversity of California, Santa Barbara 2019-2020
The Magazine of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
LIGHTING THE WAY WITH 10 YEARS OF THE GEVIRTZ
SCHOOL AND HARDING UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL COLLABORATION
Dean JeffreyMilem
AssociateDeanforAcademics DanielleHarlow andFacultyDevelopment
AssociateDeanforResearchandOutreach JillSharkey
AssociateDeanandFacultyEquityAdvisor RichardDurán
DirectorofCommunications GeorgeYatchisin
DevelopmentDirector JohnHammond
ContributingWriter/CommunicationsAssistant KelsiElliott
GraphicDesign CeciliaMartini-Muth
Launch
TheMagazineoftheGevirtzGraduateSchoolofEducation
In this issue:
1 LetterfromtheDean,JeffreyMilem
2 LocalStudentsBecomeLocalTeachers: TheFirstPEACCommunityFellows
5 GevirtzSchoolFellowshipsEndowedinPerpetuity
7 GordonMorrell:FromanEducationPh.D.toPhilanthropy
8 Surpassing20+in2020:AnInitiativeMakingRemarkable ContributionstotheFieldofSchoolPsychology
10 AlumniHonors,2018-19
12 FacultyHonors,Distinctions,andAwards,2018-19
14 LookingBackataTen-YearPartnershipwithHarding
17 DonorHonorRoll2018-19
Launchispublishedannuallyforthealumni,friends,anddonorsofUCSantaBarbara’sGevirtzSchool.
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On the cover: During their 2016 visit to UCSB, Harding University Partnership School 4th and 6th graders created light and shadow sculpture that built knowledge of circuits, light, and story structure. Professors Diana Arya, Danielle Harlow, and
Sue Johnson led this project called “Light Show.” (See story on p. 14.)
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DearMembersoftheGGSECommunity,
It’snowbeenthreeyearsthatIhaveservedasDeanoftheGevirtzSchool,andstilladaydoesn’tgobythatI’mremindedabouttheimportantworkourcommunitydoesandthetremendousimpactthatithasinhelpingtoinformandimproveresearch,policy,andpracticeineducationandappliedpsychology.
Headingintothe2019-2020schoolyearIhaveanewteamtohelpmeleadtheSchool:whileDr.JillSharkeywillcontinuetoserveasAssociateDeanforResearchandOutreach,wewillnowbejoinedbyDr.DanielleHarlowasAssociateDeanforFacultyDevelopmentandAcademicProgramsandDr.RichardDuránasAssociateDeanandFacultyEquityAdvisor.Iameagertogettoworkwiththistalentedteamaswerolloutournewstrategicplanfor2020-2024.
Whilenotathematicissue,perse,our2019-20Launch/Re:Launchpredominantlyfocusesonworkwearedoingfor,with,andinlocalschools.Youwillreadaboutanexcitingnewprogram—thePEACCommunityFellowships—whichthisyearprovidefourbornandbredSantaBarbaranswithfullfundingtoattendouracclaimedTeacherEducationProgram.Uponearningtheirteachingcredentials,eachwillreceiveanopportunitytoteachatSantaBarbaraUnifiedSchoolDistrict.YouwillalsolearnaboutthefirsttenyearsofourfruitfulconnectionwiththeHardingUniversityPartnershipSchool,aSantaBarbaraelementaryschool.TheninRe:Launch—whichhighlightsasamplingofthelatestresearchgoingoninGGSE—youwillhearabouttheimplementationandevaluationworkDr.MattQuirkisdoinginnearbyCarpinteria,developinganeffectiveduallanguageimmersionprogram.
LaunchwillalsoinformyouaboutthesuccessofourSchoolPsychology20Ph.D.sby2020success;ourprogramhasplaced26doctoralgraduatesinuniversitypositionsinthepast14years.AndthenLaunchwillspotlightalumnianddonorGordonMorrell,whoexplainshowhelpfuleducationknowledgecanbeinbusiness,andwhybusinessesshouldtakepartinphilanthropy.
Andasusual,wehighlightthehonors,awards,andpublicationsofourstellarGGSEfacultyandalumni.
Beyondtheduallanguageimmersionstory,Re:LaunchexplorestwodifferentwaysGGSEresearchersareleadingeffortstoimproveteachereducation.OnearticlelooksattheearlyresultsfromtheCaliforniaTeacherEducationResearchandImprovementNetwork(CTERIN)ledbyDr.TineSloan;theotherarticlefocusesonNewApproachestoSupporttheClinicalExperienceofNoviceTeachers(NASCENT)ledbyDr.KarinLohwasser.Youwillevenunderstandalltheacronymsbythetimeyou’redonereading.
Inclosing,Itrustthatthismagazinehelpsyoulearnmoreaboutwhatwe’reuptoatGGSEandleavesyouwithadesiretobecomemoreinvolvedwithus.Indeed,besuretovisitourwebsite(education.ucsb.edu)tofindseveralvideostoriesthatexploretopicsinLaunch/Re:Launch.
Bestwishes,
JeffMilem
LETTER FROM DEAN JEFFREY MILEM
DeanMilemaddressesthecrowdatthe2019HardingUniversity PartnershipSchool(HUPS)AdvancementCeremonyforsixthgraders.
TolearnmoreaboutHUPS,seethestoryonp.14.
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LOCAL STUDENTS BECOME LOCAL TEACHERS: THE FIRST PEAC COMMUNITY FELLOWS
Herearethreepointsthatadduptoonebigproblem:
• 76%ofkidsinCaliforniaschoolsare childrenofcolor,while63%oftheteacherworkforceisAnglo.
• 58percentofCalifornia’sschooldistrictshaveplanstoexpandbilingualeducationand86percentexpectateachershortage.
• ACaliforniaresidentpaysapproximately$17,320intuitionandcampus-basedfees alonetocompleteheryearinourTeacherEducationProgram(TEP),ayearwhenthere isnotimetomakemoneyatanyotherjob.
Fortunately,thenewPEACCommunityFellowshipforEducationisworkingtoaddressthisvexingproblem.SantaBarbaransEvelyJimenez,MonicaRojas,andAlejandrinaandMariaLorenzanoarethefirstPEACCommunityFellows,currentlypartoftheTeacherEducationcohortof2019-20.TheprogramprovideseachwithfullfundingtoattendTEP.Butwhat’smore,uponearningtheirteachingcredentials,eachwillreceiveanopportunitytoteachintheSantaBarbaraUnifiedSchoolDistrict.
TheprogramisanunprecedentedcollaborationbetweenUCSantaBarbaraandSantaBarbaraUnifiedSchoolDistrict,withthesupportoftheJamesS.BowerFoundation,HazenFamilyFoundation,andtheHelenandWillWebsterFoundation.AsSuperintendentCaryMatsuokaputsit,“Thisprogramsupportsfirst-generationcollegegraduatesintheiraspirationstoserveasrolemodelsintheSantaBarbaracommunity,aswellasincreasediversityintheSantaBarbaraUnifiedteacherworkforce.”
Thisarticlewillspotlightthesefoureducators.
Evely Jimenez, MST, M.Ed. candidate
EvelyJimenezhasaparticularlypertinentbackstorytoendupattheGevirtzSchoolasaPEACCommunityFellow;sheattendedHardingbeforeitbecametheHardingUniversityPartnershipSchoolandLaCumbreJuniorHighbeforeitcreatedPEAC(ProgramforEffectiveAccesstoCollege).Evely’sperseverancehelpedherbethefirstinherfamilytograduatecollege,andtoparticipateinAVID(AdvancementViaIndividualAttainment),whensheattendedSantaBarbaraHigh.
“AVIDisasmallercommunitywithintheentireschoolofpeoplewhosharesimilarstoriesandsimilarvaluesabouteducationandovercomingadversitysotheycanpersevereintohighereducation,”Evelyexplains.Thekey,shesays,isateacherwhohelped“studentslearnnewthingsinregardstocollege,givenmanyofthesestudents’parentsorguardiansdidn’thaveexperienceinhighereducationoreducationingeneral.”
EvelyattendedSantaBarbaraCityCollegefortwoyears,andduringthattimeparticipatedasamemberofthetutoringteamforthePEACprogram,andhadtheopportunitytoexperiencepersonalgrowthduringaninternshipwiththeWildernessYouthProject.TransferringtoUCDavis,sheearnedaBAinSpanishwithaminorinEducation.Alreadyhopingtobeateacher,hertimeatDaviscemented
The2019-20PEACFellows:(l-r)MariaLorenzano,MonicaRojas,EvelyJimenez,AlejandrinaLorenzano
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thatdesirewhensheworkedasateachingassistantina2ndgradeclassroom.“Irealizedhowfundamentalitwasforthestudentstohavesupportatthatage,”shesays.“ManyofthestudentswereidentifiedasEnglishLanguageLearnersandIrealizedIcouldbeabridgetohelpthembesuccessful.Inaclassroomoftwenty-eightyoucangetlost—itwasgreattosupportthem.”
EvelywantstobesuretohonorthelegacyofLaCumbreprincipalJoAnneCaines,whohadthevisiontocreatePEAC.“PEACstartsinjuniorhighschool,butitdoesn’tjusthelpgetstudentspreparedforcollege,ithelpsthemworktogether,tutoringyoungerstudents,soeverythingyou’vedonehasalargerimpactinourcommunityandsociety.Ithelpsshowyouthedifferencesyoucanmakeasaneducator.”
EvelyattendedHardingElementarywhereherkindergartenteacher,Mrs.Presser,becameherinspirationtobecomeateacher.Evelyremembers,“Sheinteractedwithmyparentsandbelievedinusasafamily.”Fromthatclasson,shehopedtobeateacher.
ThankstothePEACFellowship,shenowknowsshewillgettoteachinaSantaBarbaraclassroominfall2020.“Icanbealiteralrolemodelformystudents,”shesays.“IwillbegivenanopportunitytobreakcyclesandbeamodelforstudentswhosharethesamebackgroundasIdo.”
Monica Rojas, ESC Moderate/Severe credential and M.Ed. candidate
MonicaRojaswasalreadyadmittedintotheTeacherEducationProgrambeforeshelearnedshewouldreceiveaPEACCommunityFellowship.“Iwassuperstressedabouthowtopay,asIhadtosupportmyselfandalittleone,”shesays,referringtoherseven-year-oldson.“IhadacceptedthefactthatIwouldbeindebt,butwasworried.”
Fortunately,shegotaphonecallfromTEPdirectorAndrewFedderstocomeinandhetoldhershewouldgetafullrideandajobwaitingforherattheendoftheyear.“It’sahumblingfeeling,”theSanMarcosHighgraduatesays.“Iwanttobeabletodothesamethingsomeday,tobeabletohelpsomeonewhoisinasimilarsituation.”
HelpingothersiscrucialforMonica,whoearnedaBAinPsychologyatCalStateChannelIslands,whereshewasfirstexposedtothecommunityofthosewithautismspectrumdisorders.GettingajobasaparaeducatorintheGoletaUnifiedSchoolDistrictOfficeaftercollegeledher,shesays,“Toworkwithpsychologistsandspeechtherapists,andIrealizedIwantedtobemorehandson.”ShealsolearnedhowvaluableitwastobebilingualattheDistrictOffice,claiming,“Ihadtotranslateallthetime.”
AtherjobshebefriendedstudentstheninUCSB’sspecialeducationcredentialtrack,andsoonshewasintroducedtoFedders(whoisalsoaspecialeducationinstructor)andAmberMoran,anotherlong-timespecialeducationinstructor.“Theyweresuperhelpful,”Monicasays.“Theyreallywalkedmethroughtheapplicationprocess.”
Monica’sexperienceasapeereducatorwillcertainlyserveher,andherfuturestudents,well.“I’vebeeninclassroomswhereIworkedwithteachersthatweremyteachers,”saystheAdamsandLaCumbreJuniorHighalumna.“SinceI’malocalIknowalotoffamilies.”
Andthatfamilyconnectionisimportantwhenhelpingspecialeducationstudents.“Agreatteacherissomeonewhoisawareofthediversityinourcommunity,”Monicaasserts,“andcanformstrongrelationshipswithstudents’families.Thatcreatesmuchbetteroutcomes,evidenceshows.”ForwhileMonica hasjustbegunhercredentialandM.Ed.work,shehaslongtermgoalstoo.“IeventuallywanttogetaPh.D.,”shesays,“Iwouldlovetoteachstudentstobegreatteachers—that’smyultimategoal.”
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Alejandrina and Maria Lorenzano, both SST-English and M.Ed. candidates
WhileAlejandrinaandMariaLorenzanoaretwins,andbothareworkingonsinglesubjectEnglishcredentials,howtheydecidedontheirchosenfieldisquitedifferent,despitebothearningBAsinEnglishatUCLAin2016.Forwhentheyenteredcollege,theyhadverydifferentmidsets.
“Helpingpeoplesoundedexciting,butIthoughttheonlywaytocreateanameformyselfwastobecomeadoctor,”Alejandrinaexplainsofherinitialdecisiontodeclareapre-medmajor.AtUCLA,however,shequicklylearnedshedidn’tlikemathorchemistry.“Peoplesaidyoushouldlovewhatyoudobutitwasn’thappening,”shecontinues.“OnceIchangedtoEnglishIwashappy—I
decidedIcouldbeoneofthoseinspirationalteachersliketheonesIhad.”
Mariastartedundeclared,butrealizedheroldhighschoolfavoritesubjectEnglishwascalling.“Ijustlikeanalyzingbooks,”sheadmits.“Ilikebringingyourperspectivetoabook.”
AfterearningtheirdegreesatUCLAtheLorenzanosreturnedtoSantaBarbaratoworkandsavesotheycouldeventually
attendgraduateschool.Theyvolunteered,too:AlejandrinaasamentorandPEACSiteCoordinatorforSantaBarbaraHighSchool;MariaasanA-OK(AfterSchoolOpportunitiesforKids)leaderforK-6gradestudentsatAdelanteCharterSchool.Bothshareastrongsenseofcommitmenttogivingback,pointingouthowcrucialAVIDwasforthem(inthepre-PEACdays)atSanMarcos
High.“OnedayourAVIDteachercametoclasswiththeformstoapplytotheUCsystem,”Alejandrinaremembers,“andtoldus,‘You’reallapplyingtocollegerightnow,it’spaidfor.’Ifhehadn’tencouragedusitwouldn’thavehappened.”
ReceivingPEACCommunityFellowshipsspeduptheirtimetabletobeabletoattendTEP.Tryingtogettheirtestingandapplicationsdone,thetwinshadtoheadtoLosAngelesfrequently,andtheykeptwhatwashappeningasecretfromtheirsinglemotheruntiltheykneweverythingwasset.“WesurprisedherwithaUCSBMomsweater,”Alejandrinarelates,“butatfirstshejustthoughtitwasaUCLAonesinceshehadlosthers.Thenwhenweexplainedshewassohappyshestartedcrying,especiallylearningwewouldbeabletostayintown.”
SotheLorenzanosgettobepartofseveralcommunities—theyareparticularlyenjoyingworkingwiththeirTEPcohort.“Everyoneiswillingtolendahelpinghand,”Mariasays.“There’ssomuchmutualrespectandmutualcollaboration.”
“Wegettostayandhelpourcommunity,andbecauseofthecommunitywearehere,”Alejandrinasumsup.“Webothwanttobethatteacherwhoencouragesstudentstogotocollege.OurAVIDteachersaid‘payitforward’andit’sfinallygoingtohappen.”
The2019-20PEACFellows:(l-r)EvelyJimenez,MariaLorenzano,AlejandrinaLorenzano,MonicaRojas
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GEVIRTZ SCHOOL FELLOWSHIPS 2018-2019
EndowedinPerpetuity Martha Aldridge Promise Award MarthaAldridgewasaUCSBstaffmemberfrom1961untilherdeathin1986.ThePromiseAwardisgiventoatopcredentialcandidateintheTeacherEducationProgramtoassistwiththetransitiontohis/herfirstteachingpositioninelementaryeducation.
Donald R. Atkinson Diversity Enhancement Award ThisawardisinhonorofProfessorEmeritusDonaldR.Atkinsonforhis30yearsofservicetotheprofessionofcounselingpsychology.Duringhistenure,ProfessorEmeritusAtkinsonwasdedicatedtomakingtheGevirtzGraduateSchoolofEducationonethatisaffirmingtoall.Theawardisgiventosupportstudentresearchoradissertationintheareaofmulticulturalcounselingpsychology.
Cynthia and Frederick Brinkmann Fellowship GenerouslysupportsstudentspursuingteachingcredentialsintheTeacherEducationProgram.
Dorothy M. Chun and Joseph Polchinski Fellowship Supportsqualifiedgraduatestudent(s)enrolledintheinterdisciplinaryEmphasisinAppliedLinguisticswhoarestudyingsecondlanguageacquisitionandclosely-relatedtopics.
Dormon Commons Fellowship EstablishedinmemoryofDormonCommons,pastpresidentoftheCaliforniaBoardofEducation,thisfellowshipsupportsfinancialaidforgraduatestudentsintheSchoolofEducationwhoareclassroomteachersorprofessionaleducatorsreturningtoworkonadvanceddegrees.
Marika Ann Critelli Memorial Fellowship for Community Service EstablishedinmemoryofMarikaAnnCritelli,thisfellowshiphighlightsoneofthecorevaluesoftheTeacherEducationProgram–thatofcommunityservice.Itsupportscredentialcandidateswhohaveshownacommitmenttoprovidingcommunityservice,eitherthroughtheirowneffortsand/or
byprovidingopportunitiesforK-12studentstoengageinactivitiesthatbenefitlocalorglobalcommunities.
The James D. and Carol N. Dixon Graduate Fellowship SupportsMAorPh.D.studentswithafocusonreadingstudiesand/orthebroaderfieldofliteracystudies.ThereisaselectionpreferenceforEducationDepartmentstudentswhoareinvolvedinReadingClinicactivities.
The Priscilla and Susan Drum Memorial Endowed Fellowship EstablishedinmemoryofPriscillaDrum,aProfessorintheSchoolofEducationfrom1976-1994,andhersisterSusan.Thefellowshipsupportsqualifiedgraduatestudent(s)pursuinganMAorPh.D.withafocusonLiteracyintheEducationDepartment.Prioracademicmeritsarenotaneligibilityrequirement;however,recipientsdodemonstrateprospectivepromiseasscholars.Selectionpreferenceisgiventostudentswhohaveperseveredthroughhardshipsanddemonstratedgritinthepursuitoftheirvisionofbecomingscholars.
Delaine A. Eastin Fellowship SupportsstudentstopursueanMAorPh.D.inEducation.Qualifiedrecipientshaveacademicpromiseandarethefirstintheirfamilytoattendgraduateschool(“firstgeneration”).Whentherearemultipleeligiblecandidates,preferenceisgiventofemalestudents.
Peggy Fredericksen Memorial Fellowship PeggyFredericksenreceivedherB.A.inElementaryEducationfromUCSantaBarbarain1951.ShethenpursuedacareerteachingelementaryschoolinSantaBarbaraandLongBeach.ThisfellowshipfundhasbeencreatedtohonorandsustainhermemoryandpassionforK-12educationbysupportingTeacherEducationProgramcandidates.
Gevirtz Fellowship GevirtzFellowshipsareawardedfromanendowedfunddedicatedtosupportingGGSEprograms,activities,andstudentswhoshowpromiseforhavingapositiveimpactonpubliceducation.StudentsfromallareasoftheGevirtzSchoolareeligible.
ManyoftheGevirtzSchool2018-19fellowsattendedabreakfastandceremonyintheirhonorinJanuary2019.
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Phillip & Helen Green Travel Fellowship EstablishedinmemoryofPhillipandHelenGreen.Thefellowshipsupportsacademicconferencerelatedtravelforgraduatestudents,withapreferenceforgraduatestudentsdoingclassroomresearchthatsupportsdemocraticpracticesandequityofaccessforimmigrantandsecondlanguagestudentsfromworkingclassbackgrounds.AnoverarchinggoalofthisfellowshipistomakevisiblescholarlyworkthatuncoverseffectivepracticesthatsupportstudentsingainingaccesstoAmericansociety.
Vivian Guerrier “Hope” Fellowship ThisfellowshiphonorslongtimeGevirtzSchoolstaffmemberVivianGuerrier,whodiedinAugust2007,aftermorethanadecadeofservicetotheGGSEandtheTeacherEducationProgram.TheVivianGuerrier“Hope”Fellowshipsrecognizeandencouragecredentialcandidateswhopersevereinspiteofhardshipstoaccomplishtheirvisiontobecomeeducatorsandwho,likeVivian,inspireotherswiththeircourageandintegrity.
Thomas G. Haring Memorial Fellowship EstablishedinmemoryofThomasG.Haring,amemberoftheGraduateSchoolofEducationfacultyandrenownedresearcherandteacher.Hisresearchandteachingfocusedonindividualswithseveredisabilities.Dr.Haringwascommittedtoimprovingthelotofindividualswithspecialneedsineducationandthecommunity.Thefellowshipsupportsstudentswithafocusontheeducationofindividualswithspecialneeds,withattentiontosocialandappliedcognitivebehavioranalysisinintegratededucationalandcommunitysettings.
James Hong Memorial Research Fund Fellowship EstablishedinmemoryofUCSBstudent,JamesHong.ThisfundsupportsgraduatestudentsinGGSE’sDepartmentofCounseling,Clinical,andSchoolPsychologywhoarepursuingresearchonat-riskyouthandschoolviolence,withthegoalofhelpingtopreventviolenceandpromotesafety.
Patty Hopkins-Acos Memorial Fellowship ThisfellowshipsupportsTeacherEducationProgramstudentsworkingtowardtheEducationalSpecialistCredential,whodemonstratetheprofessionalandpersonaldedicationexemplifiedbyPattyHopkins-Acosthroughouthercareerwithspecialneedschildren.Thisfellowshiprecognizesandencouragesfuturespecialeducationteacherswho,likePatty,inspireotherswiththeirexcitementaboutteaching,compassion,irrepressibleenergy,courage,integrity,andsenseofhumor.
Ray E. Hosford Memorial Fund Fellowship EstablishedinmemoryofRayE.Hosford,ProfessorofEducation,thisfundsupportsmerit-basedgraduatefellowshipsfordoctoralstudentsinCounselingPsychology,preferablygoingtothosepursuingresearchinSocialLearningTheory.
Dr. J Student Teacher Fellowship TheDr.JStudentTeacherFellowshipshonorthelegacyofDr.RichardJamgochian,formerDirectoroftheTeacher
EducationProgram.From1968-1991,“Dr.J”wasanenthusiasticandtirelessadvocateforteachereducation.RecipientsofthefellowshipshowpromiseasfutureteachersandexemplifytheidealsthatDr.Jpromoted.AccordingtoDr.J,learningtoteachshouldbeacollegialendeavor.Hejudgedteachingtobebothascienceandanart,andheencouragedteacherstoengageinon-goingself-examinationandprofessionaldevelopmenttomaintainskillsinbothendeavors.
Gale and Richard Morrison Fellowship EstablishedbyGevirtzSchoolProfessorandDeanEmeritus,GaleMorrison,andherhusbandRichardMorrison’69,thisfellowshipisawardedtotopapplicantstotheGevirtzSchooltopursueaPh.D.,ordeservingstudentswhohaveadvancedtoPh.D.candidacyandareworkingontheirdissertations.
Special Education Fellowship, AKA The Lamb Family Fellowship Supportsaspiringspecialeducationteacherswhoarededicatedtoalong-termprofessionalcommitmentofworkinginschoolsettingswithstudentswhoqualifyforspecialeducationservices,aswellaswiththeirfamilies.
Dr. Sabrina Tuyay Memorial Fellowship Fortwelveyears,untilheruntimelydeathinJune2005,Dr.SabrinaTuyaytaughtLiteracy/LanguageArtsMethodsandProcedurescoursesintheTeacherEducationProgram.ThismemorialfellowshipacknowledgesteachercandidateswhohaveshownacommitmenttoprovidingthoughtfulliteracyandEnglishlanguageinstructiontoelementary-ageand/orspecialeducationstudents.WhatdistinguishedSabrinawasherpassionatededicationtoensuringthatteachersbecomecriticalthinkersandrisktakers,leaderswillingtopushboundariessothatallstudentscanoptimallylearntoreadandwriteandthink.
AnnuallyFundedFellowshipsLubchenco-Gaines Fellowship SupportsacandidateintheTeacherEducationProgramincludingasinglesubjectcredentialcandidatewithafocusonbiologyandhasdemonstratedfinancialneed,andamultiplesubjectcredentialcandidatewhoisafirst-generationcollegegraduateandhasdemonstratedfinancialneed.
Glikbarg Family Foundation Fellowship SupportsTeacherEducationProgramstudentswhohavemadeacommitmenttoteachinalow-income,ethnicallydiversecommunitywherestudentshistoricallymaynotcompletehighschoolandwherededicatedteachingcanpositivelyaffectthefutureforotherwisedisadvantagedstudents.
Alumni Fellowship Funds for Education, CCSP, and TEP Graduate Students GevirtzSchoolalumniestablishedthreefundstosupportfuturegenerationsofstudentswhowillsoonjointhemasgraduates.Thesefundsareintendedtohelpoffsettherisingcostsoftuition.
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GORDON MORRELL: FROM AN EDUCATION PH.D. TO PHILANTHROPY
WhenGordonMorrell(Ph.D.,Education,CounselingPsychologyemphasis,’76)titledhisfall2018Fast&Curiouslecture“TheLongandWindingRoad,”itwasn’tjustsohecouldbeginbyserenadingthecrowdwithsomeBeatles.(Althoughhedidshowoffhismusicalchops,partoftheskillsetthathelpedhimpayhiswaythroughUCSB.)Instead,thesongillustratedhowhewentfromstudyingcounselingpsychologyatUCSBtoanAssistantProfessorshipinMaine,onlytoreturntoSantaBarbara,helpingcreatefirst-geneducationalsoftwareandthenjoiningYardiSystems,where,yearslater,heisnowExecutiveVicePresident.
Morrellwasmorethanwillingtoexplainhowadoctorateineducationpreparedhimtohelpmanageacompanythatsupportsindustry-leadinginvestmentandpropertymanagementsoftwareforalltypesandsizesofrealestatecompanies.“GGSEpreparedustolisten,tobeempathetic,toanalyze,andtoact,”hebegan.“Oneofthemostimportantskillsforamanageristheabilitytounderstandwhatisgoingoninthemoment.Beingabletolistencarefullyandempathizeiscriticaltosuccess.Forexample,manytimesaclientwillcallwithoneagenda(‘INEEDTHISCHANGETOMORROW!’),wheninfactthesubtextmaybedifferent(‘ItoldmybossI’dhavethischangetomorrow.SorryIdidn’tmentionthattoyou,butifyoudon’thelpmeoutI’lllookbad.’)”
TherewereevenmorecruciallessonslearnedattheGevirtzSchoolyearsbeforeithadthatname,suchas“theabilitytodiginandanalyzeasituation.”Morrellhasexhibitedthatskillrepeatedly,nottheleastwhenin1979hebecameDirectorofChildDevelopmentProgramsattheSantaBarbaraOfficeoftheCountySuperintendentofSchoolsandknewitwastimetocomputerize.“Whilesomebristleatchange,Ibelieveweshouldunderstandit,embracewhatwelike,andworktochangewhatwedon’tlike,”Morrellinsists.“Andmaybethat’sametaphorforlifeingeneral.”
OfcoursethedigitalworldhaschangedradicallyfromthosedaysofAppleIIcomputerstotoday’ssmartphones.WhichiswhyMorrellpointsout,“Ican’tunderscoreenoughtheemphasisonclearcommunication.ProbablythebiggestchangeinthebusinessworldwasthegrowthoftheInternet,andsubsequentonset,orshouldIsayonslaught,ofemail.GGSEhelpedusgetourthoughtsinorderandpresentthem,whetherverballyorinwriting,clearlyandconcisely.”
It’snosurprise,then,thatMorrellandYardicurrentlysupportprogramsthatteachreadingandwritinginYardi’sclients’multi-familycommunities. AfewyearsagoYardibeganlookingatwaystoworkwithclientsthathaveeducationprogramsintheirlocations.“Wenarrowedourfocustotryingtohelpchildreninthesecommunitiesreadatgradelevelbythirdgrade.Thismilestonehasbeenshowntobeanimportantindicatorofsuccessinthechild’sfuture,”Morrellpointsout,soundingliketheformeracademicheis.
Soheturnedtohisalmamaterforhelp.First,hecalledhisoldfriendandmentor,JulesZimmer,foradvice.Dr.Zimmer,formerDeanofGGSE,spentmuchofhiscareerworkingwithyoungchildren.TheadvicewastospeaktosomeofthefacultyatGGSE,perhapstodevelopauniqueprogramthatcouldbeinstitutedatvariouscentersacrossthecountry.YardilookedatanumberofoptionsbeforefindinganexcellentlearningprogramalreadyinexistenceatPeoples’Self-HelpHousing(PSHH),aYardiclientbasedintheSantaBarbara/Ventura/SanLuisObispotri-countiesarea.PSHHoffersTheYouthLiteracyProgram,whichserves250residentK-12studentsatninedifferentproperties.Fourdaysaweekfor45minutesstudentsworkindependently,andwithaneducator,toimprovegradelevelreading.Studentsuseaweb-basedprogram,ReadingPlus,andarealsoofferedone-on-onetutoring.
“WelikedtheprogramandtheattitudeofitsexecutiveswhowereveryopentohavingtheGevirtzSchool—ledbyDr.MattQuirk—analyzethelevelofsuccessandoffersuggestionsforimprovement,”Morrellsays.Theprogramisbasedinaffordablehousingcentersthatservefamilieswhoqualifytoliveinthesecommunities.“Thisisanongoingprojectthatwehope,someday,willgrowfarbeyondthebordersofthetri-counties.”
LearninghowtomakegoodsystemsscalableiscertainlyoneofMorrell’sskills.WhenhejoinedYardiSystemsinMarch1990,hewasoneoftheir25employees.NearlythreedecadeslaterYardihas6,650-employeecompanywith42officesin14countries.“Yardi’scorporatemottois‘Takecareofourclients,takecareofouremployees,takecareofourcommunities,stayfocused,andgrow,’”Morrellexplains.“Wetakeallfiveofthesetasksveryseriouslyandhavebeenworkingwithnonprofitorganizationinourcommunitiesformanyyears.”AndtheGevirtzSchoolisheartenedtobeabletotakepartinhelpingmakethatcarehappen.
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SURPASSING 20+ IN 2020: AN INITIATIVE MAKING REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE FIELD OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
WiththeirroletosupporthealthystudentlearningandhealthyteacherteachingonK-12campuses,schoolpsychologistsarevitaltothenourishmentofafunctioningstudentbody.Atthesametimethatmentalhealthconcerns,expectationsforsuccess,andthestressofsocialmediaarerisingacrossschooldistrictsanduniversities,thereisashortageofschoolpsychologistsacrossthenation,largelyduetoanentiregeneration’sretirementoutoftheprofession.Anewgroupofschoolpsychologyscholars—equippedwithhigh-standardsforqualityresearch,avisionofwheretoleadthefield,andthepracticaltoolstosupportchildrenacrosssystems—aremakingremarkablecontributionsatthedoctorateleveltoaddressthefield’sneeds.Thebestpart?They’reUCSBAlumni,driventothehighestlevelofacademicsuccessbywayofthe2020DoctoralScholarsInitiative.
In2006,Dr.ShaneJimerson,ProfessorintheDepartmentofCounseling,Clinical,andSchoolPsychology(CCSP),envisionedandimplementedthe2020DoctoralScholarsInitiative—anefforttoprepareatleasttwentyschoolpsychologyPh.D.students,ofwhom50%wouldbefromhistoricallyunderrepresentedand/ormarginalizedgroups,forfacultypositionsinthefieldofschoolpsychologybytheyear2020.“TherewasanincredibleneedandopportunityforUCSantaBarbaratofurthercontributetoscience,scholarship,andthepreparationofthenextgenerationofschoolpsychologists,”Jimersonsays.“SchoolpsychologyfacultyatUCSBhavebeentremendouslysuccessfulinpreparingdoctoralstudentsforsuccessinacademia,whilealumniaremakingimportantcontributionstoadvancingscience,understanding,andpractice.”
Fourteenyearslater,thegoalhasalreadybeensurpassed.Twenty-sixPh.D.studentshaveearnedacademicfacultypositionsatinstitutionsacrossthenation,suchasCalStateLosAngeles,SacramentoState,ChapmanUniversity,UniversityofColorado-Denver,LoyolaMarymountUniversity,NorthCarolina
StateUniversity,UtahStateUniversity,andUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.Moreover,75%ofthesegraduatesarefromgroupsoutsidethestereotypicalwhitemaledemographicoffacultymembers,whichisimportantforthenation’sincreasinglydiversestudentpopulationstoberepresentedamongcampusleaders.“DuetotheopportunitiesaffordedtomeasagraduateoftheCCSPdepartment,”saysalumnaDr.JennicaPaz,“Iamnowuniquelypositionedtobeabletoadvocateforyouthandfamilieswhoareunabletoadvocateforthequalityeducationalandmentalhealthservicestheysodeserve.Ialsonowhavetheprivilegetotrainfutureschoolpsychologychangeagentstocontinuetopushforhighqualityschoolpsychologicalservicedeliveryforstudentswithadverselifeexperiencesthroughteaching,mentoring,research,andcommunitypartnerships.”
TheinitiativehasgrownsuccessfullyovertheyearsbecauseofthecommitmentbyfacultymembersDrs.ShaneJimerson,JillSharkey,ErinDowdy,andMattQuirk,aswellasErikaFelixandMichaelFurlong.Together,theyleveragedtheirprofessionalnetworks,personalstrengths,andscholarlyexcellencetoadviseandmentorPh.D.studentstopursuecareersasleadersinthefieldofschoolpsychology.Bypreparingthescholarswhogoontopreparemoreschoolpsychologists,andnurturingthoseconnectionstothisday,theirworkhasalreadyirreversiblyalteredthefield.“Thefacultytoldusthatwewerenotjusttheirstudents,”reflectsCCSPgraduateDr.EuiKim,“butalsotheirfuturecolleagues.Theytrulytreatedusthatway,whichIbelievefurtherimprovedmycompetencetopursuemycareerinacademia.”
Now,asweapproachthegoalyearof2020,weacknowledgetheinitiative’stwenty-sixgraduatesandwheretheyareservingaschangeagentsinuniversitysettings.Sincetheinitiative’sstart,UCSantaBarbarahasbeenapremierprogram:in2007itwasranked#2forFacultyProductivityAmongSchoolPsychologyFacultybyThe School Psychologist,
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theofficialnewsletterofAPADivision16,andin2019itwasrankedaTop20EducationPsychologyProgrambyStudentSuccess.org.Asanewdecadedawns,we
lookaheadtowardsanotheraudaciousgoal:Graduateandfindemploymentforasecondcohortoffacultycolleagues,30thistime,by2030.
GGSESchoolPsychology DoctoralAlumni,2006-2020
Dr.JacquelineBrown(AssociateProfessor,UniversityofMontana)Dr.JamesEarhart(AdjunctProfessor,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia)KellyEdyburn(PostdoctoralResearchScholar,Children’sEquityProject,ArizonaStateUniversity)Dr.KatieEklund(AssistantProfessor,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison)Dr.EmilyFisher(Professor,LoyolaMarymountUniversity)Dr.SkyeFraserStifel(AdjunctProfessor,LoyolaMarymountUniversityandCalLutheranUniversity)Dr.VictoriaGonzalez-Hardy(AdjunctProfessor,UCSantaBarbara)Dr.KeziaGopaul-Knights(AdjunctProfessor,CaliforniaState University-LosAngeles)Dr.KellyGraydonKennedy(AssociateProfessorandAssociate DeanforGraduatePrograms,ChapmanUniversity)Dr.AmyGriffiths(AssistantProfessor,ChapmanUniversity)Dr.LindseyGrimmO’Brennan(ResearchFellow, UniversityofSouthFlorida)Dr.AaronHaddock(AdjunctProfessoratAntiochUniversity)Dr.ShelleyHart(AssociateProfessor,ChicoStateUniversityandResearchAssociate,JohnsHopkinsUniversity)Dr.CamilleJones(AdjunctProfessor,LoyolaMarymountUniversity)Dr.EuiKim(AssistantProfessor,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity)Dr.Won-FongLauJohnson(ClinicalAssistantProfessorand DirectorofTraining,UniversityofWashington)Dr.ElenaLillesDiamond(AssistantProfessor,LewisandClarkUniversity)Dr.AshleyMayworm(AssistantProfessor,LoyolaUniversityChicago)Dr.MeaganO’Malley(AssistantProfessor,CaliforniaState University,Sacramento)Dr.JennicaPaz(AssistantProfessor,SanDiegoStateUniversity)Dr.TylerRenshaw(AssociateProfessor,UtahStateUniversity)Dr.ElinaSaeki(AssistantProfessor,CalStateUniversity,LosAngeles)Dr.RezaShahroozi(VisitingProfessor,SanDiegoStateUniversityandAdjunctProfessor,CaliforniaStateUniversity,LongBeach)Dr.AnnaShenoudaAbdou(AssistantProfessor,ChapmanUniversity)Dr.RachelStein(AssistantProfessor,UniversityofColorado,Denver)Dr.JenniferTwyford(AssociateProfessor,CaliforniaLutheranUniversity)Dr.RondyYu(AssistantProfessor,UniversityofCalifornia,Riverside)
The GGSE alumni, starting top left
Dr.AnnaShenoudaAbdouDr.AshleyMaywormDr.ElinaSaekiDr.EuiKimDr.JennicaPazDr.KatieEklundDr.RondyYuDr.ShelleyHartDr.TylerRenshaw
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Douglas Baker(Education,Ph.D.,’01)gavetheinauguralGevirtzSchoolAlumniLectureaspartofUCSB’sAllGauchoWeekend.
Liz Barnitz (Education,Ph.D.,’16)washonoredbyIslaVistaYouthProjectswiththefirstannualLEAPAward.
Liz Castner (TEP,ESC,M.Ed.,’16)wasnamedSpecialEducationTeacheroftheYearfromtheSanAndreasRegionalCenter.
Sally DeLyser(TEP,ESC,M.Ed.,’07)wasawardedthe2018Cal-TASHJuneDowningMemorialOutstandingEducatorAward.
Mandi de Witte(TEP,SST,M.Ed.,’10)wasnamed2019SantaBarbaraCountyTeacheroftheYear.
Mari Estrada (Education,Ph.D.,’16)andCarola [Matera] Oliva-Olson(Education,Ph.D.,’08),facultyatCaliforniaStateUniversityChannelIslands,wereawardeda$1.1milliongrantfromtheStateofCaliforniafortheirearlychildhoodtrainingproject,DualLanguageLearningProfessionalDevelopmentfortheCaliforniaEarlyChildhoodWorkforce.
Jan Ferrer(TEP,SST,M.Ed.,’15)wasawardedTeacheroftheYearbyGoletaValleyJuniorHighSchoolatSBUSD’ssixthannualNightoftheStarsevent.
Jennifer Foster(TEP,SST,M.Ed.,’96)wasnamedPrincipalofLaColinaJuniorHighSchool,SantaBarbara.
Michael Furlong(Education,Ph.D.,’80)wasnamedDistinguishedProfessorEmeritusattheGevirtzSchool.
Kim Johnson(TEP,SST-Mathematics,M.Ed.,’99)establishedtheUCSBEdibleGardenProgramwithherhusband,JackJohnson.
Ann P. Kaganoff(Education,M.A.,’75,Ph.D.,’81)publishedthebookBest Practices in Educational Therapy.
Isabella Marill (TEP,SST,’18)wasnameda2019KnowlesScienceTeachingFellow.
GEVIRTZ SCHOOL ALUMNI HONORS 2018-19
KimJohnson(TEP,SST-Mathematics,M.Ed.,’99)andherhusbandJackJohnsonatthededicationoftheUCSBEdibleGardenProgram.(Photo:TerryWimmer)NicolasaSandoval(Education,Ph.D.,’07)givesthekeynoteaddressattheUCSB2019GraduateDivisionCommencementCeremony.(Photo:MattPerko)
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MandideWitte(TEP,SST,M.Ed.,’10),2019SantaBarbaraCountyTeacheroftheYear,withherclass.
Rebeca Mireles-Rios(Education,Ph.D.,’12)wasnominatedfora2019MargaretT.GetmanServicetoStudentAward,whichrecognizesuniversityfacultythathavedemonstratedanextraordinarycommitmenttothegeneralgrowthanddevelopmentofstudentsandthequalityofstudentlife.RebecaMireles-RiosandVictorRiosalsopresentedtheirdocumentaryThe PushoutsaspartoftheGGSE’sDean’sLectureonEducation,Diversity,andDemocracy.
Andy Osiadacz(TEP,SST,M.Ed.,’16)wasnamedoneofthe2019SantaBarbaraCountyDistinguishedNewEducators.
Joseph G. Ponterotto(Psychology,Ph.D.,’85)publishedthebookA Psychobiography of John F. Kennedy, Jr.: Understanding His Inner Life, Achievements, Struggles, and Courage.
Nicolasa Sandoval(Education,Ph.D.,’07)wasthekeynotespeakerattheUCSB2019GraduateDivisionCommencementCeremony.
Lianette Santana (TEP,SST,’11)wasrecognizedbytheRotaryClubofSanta BarbarawithanOutstandingTeacherAward.
Torrey Trust (Education,Ph.D.,’14)wonanInternationalSocietyforTechnologyinEducation(ISTE)MakingITHappenAward.
Paul Turnbull (Education,Ph.D.,’11)wasnamedaTop100EdTechinfluencerineducationbyEdTech Digest.
Ty Vernon(CCSP,Ph.D.,’10)waschosenforaUCSantaBarbara2018FacultyCareerDevelopmentAward.
Bruce Wampold(Psychology,Ph.D.,’81)receivedtheAmericanPsychologicalFoundation(APF)GoldMedalAwardforLifeAchievementintheApplicationofPsychology.
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FACULTY HONORS, AWARDS, AND BOOK PUBLICATIONS, 2018-2019
Diana Arya wasnominatedfortheforthe2018-19FacultyDiversityAwardbyUCSB’sAcademicSenateCommitteeonDiversity&Equity.
Charles Bazermanwonthe2018JamesR.SquireAwardfromtheNationalCouncilofTeachersofEnglish(NCTE).HealsoeditedtheWritingDevelopmentAcrosstheLifespanspecialissueofWriting and Pedagogy (Vol.10,No.3,2018).
Betsy Brenner and Richard Durán wererecognizedbytheSt.GeorgeYouthCenterwithatreeplantedintheirhonorinrecognitionoftheircontinuous20-yearsofservicetoyouthintheIslaVistacommunitycoincidingwiththe20thanniversaryoftheTeenCenter.
Ronald Brookspublishedthechapter“DefiningBorderlinePersonalityDisorder”inthebookBorderline Personality Disorder(NovaSciencePublishers,2020).
Alison Cerezowashonoredwiththe2018DistinguishedProfessionalEarlyCareerAwardfromtheNationalLatinxPsychologicalAssociation.Shealsowonthe“DistinguishedContributionstoEthnicMinorityIssuesAward”(2019)fromDivision44ofAPA,aChicano
StudiesInitiativeFacultyGrant,aRegentsJuniorFacultyFellowship,andafellowshipwiththeResearchinImplementationScienceforEquity(RISE)atUCSF.
Andrés ConsoliwasgrantedfellowstatusbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA),Division29:SocietyfortheAdvancementofPsychotherapy.
Tim Dewar wasappointedtheExecutiveDirectoroftheCaliforniaWritingProject(thestate-widenetworkof15WPsitesthatarepartoftheCaliforniaSubjectMatterProjects).
Richard DuránwasnamedAssociateDeanandFacultyEquityAdvisorattheGevirtzSchool.HewasalsoappointedtoserveontheUCOPPresident’sChicano/LatinoAdvisoryCouncilfortheUniversityofCalifornia.
Michael Furlongwas namedDistinguished ProfessorEmeritus.
Michael Gottfried,alongwithEthanHutt,publishedAbsent from School: Understanding and Addressing Student Absenteeism(HarvardEducationPress,2019).Healsoco-hostedaThinkersMeetingthemed“ChronicAbsenteeism,”sponsoredbyEducationCommissionoftheStatesinDenver,Colorado.
DistinguishedemeritaprofessorJudith Green,alongwith Dr.GregoryJ.Kelly,co-editedTheory and Methods for Sociocultural Research in Science and Engineering Education(Routledge,2018).
Danielle HarlowwasnamedAssociateDeanforAcademicsandFacultyDevelopmentattheGevirtzSchool.Shealsogavetheinvitedtalk“Physics,Fieldtrips,andFacilitation:UsingResearchPracticePartnershipstoTransformLearning”totheAmericanAssociationofPhysicsTeachers.
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Tania IsraelwaschosenbyU.S.CongressmanSaludCarbajal,whorepresentsCalifornia’s24thDistrict,asoneofthe2019CongressionalWomenoftheYear.
Shane Jimerson,alongwithMatthewJ.Mayer,co-editedSchool Safety and Violence Prevention: Science, Practice, Policy(2018AmericanPsychologicalAssociation).HealsowasappointedamemberoftheInstitutionalReview
BoardoftheCaliforniaCommissiononTeacherCredentialing(CTC)forPupilPersonnelServicesandreceivedanawardforOutstandingContributionstoSchoolClimateandSchoolSafetyfromtheSantaBarbaraUnifiedSchoolDistrict.
Maryam Kia-Keatinggavethetalk“Exiled:LossandResilienceAmongRefugeeandForciblyDisplacedYouthandCommunities”inconjunctionwithUCSBReads2019.
Robert Koegelwasnamed ProfessorEmeritus.
George Marcoulides,alongwith TenkoRaykov,wroteA Course in Item Response Theory and Modeling with Stata(StataPress,2018).
Jeffrey MilemwasinvitedasaconsultantbyPrincetonUniversitytohelpimprovetheschool’sclimatefordiversity.HealsojoinedtheBoardofDirectorsfortheSantaBarbaraCountyEducationOfficePartnersinEducation.
Rebeca Mireles-Rioswasnominatedfora2019MargaretT.GetmanServicetoStudentAward,whichrecognizesuniversityfacultythathavedemonstratedanextraordinarycommitmenttothegeneralgrowthanddevelopmentofstudentsandthe
qualityofstudentlife.RebecaMireles-RiosandVictorRiosalsopresentedtheirdocumentaryThe Pushouts aspartoftheGGSE’sDean’sLectureonEducation,Diversity,andDemocracy.
Karen Nylund-Gibsonreceiveda2018-19OutstandingGraduateMentorAwardfromtheUCSantaBarbaraAcademicSenate.ShealsoorganizedthesecondMethodsU—aseriesofthree-dayworkshopsthatattractedover80researcherstoGGSEtolearnstatisticalmethods.
Yukari Okamotowona2018-19UCSBGraduateStudentAssociationDixon-LevyAwardforservicetograduatestudents.
Tine SloanwasappointedchairoftheCaliforniaCommissiononTeacherCredentialing(CTC)byGovernorGavinNewsom.ShealsowasappointedtotheBlueRibbonPanelonDevelopingCriteriaforSystemsofPerformanceAssessmentcreatedbytheLearningPolicyInstitute.
Steven SmithwrotePsychology Graduate School: A User’s Manual (Rowman&Littlefield,2018).
Ty VernonwaschosenforaUCSantaBarbara2018FacultyCareerDevelopmentAward.
Heidi ZetzerwasappointedtoserveastheDirectoroftheCarolAckermanPositivePsychologyClinicDirectorstartingJanuary2019.Shewasalsoinvitedtoserveasmemberofaspecializedtrainingteam,comprisedofnationalexperts,totrainlicensedmental
healthprofessionalsfrom10SouthernCaliforniaDepartmentsofBehavioralHealth,inmulticulturalsupervisionprinciplesandpractices.
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LOOKING BACK AT A TEN-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH HARDING
OnJanuary22,2010,all600+studentsandfacultyofSantaBarbara’sHardingSchoolsatinUCSantaBarbara’sCorwinPavilionandmimedwritingtheirnamesintheairasiftheyallweresigningtheMOUthatcreatedtheHardingUniversityPartnershipSchool.OnthedaisUCSBChancellorHenryYang,thenSantaBarbaraUnifiedSuperintendentBrianSarvis,thenHardingPrincipalSallyKingston,andthenGevirtzSchoolDeanJaneCloseConleysignedtheactualMOU,usheringinaneweraofeducationinSantaBarbara.ThisstoryisalookbackatonlyafewofthehighlightsoftenyearsofpartnershipbetweenUCSBandthewestsideelementaryschool.
“OneofmymostengagingeffortsattheGevirtzSchoolwasourcollaborationwithSantaBarbaraUnifiedSchoolDistrictinestablishingtheHardingUniversityPartnershipSchool,”Conoley,whoisnowPresidentofCalStateLongBeach,recalls.“PairingthesubstantialresourcesfromtheeducatorsatHardingwithourstudentteachers,researchers,andspecialeducationandpsychologicalserviceteamsrepresentedamodeltomeabouthowgraduateschoolsofeducationandlocalschoolsshouldshareanddirectresourcesforstudentsuccess.”
AnnualUCSBCampusVisitFortenyearsatleastthe4ththrough6thgradesofHardinghavevisitedUCSBforadaytolearnthatcomingtocollegeisapossiblegoal.Oncampustheyhavedoneabitofeverything:holdskinksandwritepoetrywithSantaBarbara’sPoetLaureate,liftseaurchinsgingerlyoutoftouchtanksanddressupinendlesslayerslikeAntarcticexplorers,buildandtestrubber-bandpoweredrocketsandrestorenativewetlandbyplantingnewseedlings.
“WorkingwiththeHardingstudentswasalwaysgreatfun,butthemostimportantgoalwastohelpthemfeelwelcomeandcomfortablewiththeUCSBstudents,facultyandcampus,sotheywouldsetagoalofcomingbackwhentheywerelikelymuchtallerandreadytotakeadvantageofamorelengthylearningexperienceasundergraduates,”recallsSueJohnson,nowretired,butalong-timebelovedteacherofscienceteachersatGGSE.“ThoseofuswhospendmoretimewiththetallerversionswerepleasedbutalsotiredbythetimethestudentsboardedthebusestogobacktoHarding,butthestudentsthemselveswerestillfullofenergyandnow,greatmemories.”
ManyofthosememoriestookplaceatUCSB’sMarineScienceInstitute(MSI).ScottSimon,DirectorattheREEF(ResearchExperienceandEducation
HardingstudentsatthetouchtankatUCSB’sREEFwithHardingteacherandTEPalumnaMeganReed(MST,M.Ed.,’17).Hardingstudentsall“sign”theMOUthatcodifiedtheUCSB-Hardingpartnershipin2010.
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Facility),andMSI’sEducationOutreachProgramManager,takesparticularprideintakingpart,saying,“HavinggrownupinSantaBarbara,ithasbeenveryrewardingworkingwiththeteacherstolinkUCSBresearch,fishing,andoceanculturestooceansciencecurriculumthatistrulyaboutthisplace.SeeingtheHUPSstudentslightupabouttheconnectionsbetweenscienceandtheirmaritimecommunityhasbeeninspirational.”
Simonparticularlyrecallsthatsevenyearsintothepartnership,the6thgraderswerethefirstHUPSgraduatingclass.“ThatcohortbeganHUPSaskindergartenersandhadbeentoUCSBeveryyear,”hepointsout.“IhadthehonorofparticipatingintheirpromotionceremonyatHarding,wherethestudentsweregivenUCSBcertificatesandpinstocommemoratethemilestone!”
“TheHarding-UCSBpartnershipisawin-win-win,”saysSallyKingston(Education,Ph.D.,’04),whowasinstrumentalinhelpingcreatethecollaborationtenyearsagoasPrincipal.“Everyyear,studentsgettoengageinhands-onlearningtaughtbyprofessorsandgraduatestudentsatUCSB.TeachersandstaffgettolearnbestpracticesfromUCSBfaculty,andUCSBgetstolearnfromHarding.”Kingston,whoisnowSeniorDirectorofResearch&EvidenceatBuckInstituteforEducation,inparticularsays,“Myfavoritememoryisgettinganemailfromfourth-graderDiego’smomthatdescribedhowhecamehomefromtheannualUCSBvisitanddownloadedtheapplicationandaskedwhenhecouldapply.”
FamilyStrengthsCenterKeenlyawarethattimeatschoolisonlyonecomponentofastudent’sgrowth,theGGSEfoundedTheFamilyStrengthsCenteratHardingtosupportthehealthydevelopmentofchildrenofallagesinthecontextoftheirschoolcommunityandfamilies.Students,teachers,andparentstrustedthegraduatestudentcounselors,manyofwhomwerebiculturalandbilingual.Thecounselors’involvementwithfamilieshelpedparentsusetheirpersonalandculturalstrengthstopromotehealthydevelopmentintheirchildren.
“Wehelpedparentsincreasetheirchildren’ssuccessinschoolthroughincreasingtheparents’knowledgeofwhatwasexpectedintheclassroomandhowtheparentscouldsupporttheirchildren’ssuccess,”saysProfessorCollieConoley,wholedtheinitiative.“Wetaughttheparentsgamestoplaywiththeirchildrentomakefollowingdirectionsandlearningfun.”Attimesthechildrenandtheirfamiliesneededmoreintensivehelp.Havingacenterintheschoolincreasedtheabilityofthefamiliestoattendanddecreasedthenegativestigmaofseekingoutmentalhealthservices.Conoleyconcludes,“Workingwiththefamilieshelpedtheentirefamily.”
TheMulti-TieredSystemofSupports(MTSS)BehavioralHealthProgramYearsaftertheFamilyStrengthsCentergrantranout,TheGevirtzSchooljoinedwithnumerouscommunitypartnerstocreatetheWestsideHealthCollaborative.Creatingwhathasbeencalledapilotsystemfortheentireschooldistrict,agroupofmorethantenundergraduatesledbyaCounseling,Clinical&SchoolPsychologydoctoralstudentintroducedMTSStoHarding,therebyexposingtheentireHUPSstudentpopulationtothevariousformsofbehavioralhealthsupport.Theyear-longprojecthelpedcontributetoschoolwideawarenessofbehavioralhealthneedsandreducedstigmaaroundreceivingbehavioralhealthservices.Theworkrangedfromteacherconsultationandclassroom-widesupportstohelptargettestanxietytodirectcounselingwithstudentsthemostinneed.Forexampleonefifthgraderlostasistertocancer,sotheMTSSteamnotonlytaughthimcalmingtechniques,butalsohowtofeelcomfortablediscussinghisobviousfeelingsoflossandgrief.HardingPrincipalVeronicaBinkleysays,“Thiswas,withoutadoubt,themostpoignantlearningthisstudenthadallyear.”
Hardingstudentsworkonrestoringcoastalwetlandsbyplanting nativeseedlingsduringoneoftheirannualvisitstocampus.
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HolidayCardForyearsnow,theGevirtzSchoolholidaycardhasfeaturedartfromHardingstudents.Hardingteacherswouldsolicitartfeaturingnatural/seasonalimagesandthemesofpeaceandlove.ThentheGevirtzSchool—oftenprofessorsherewhoalsopaint—wouldpickthebestimageforreproductionandmailingaboutthecountry.
The2018cardwasevenacollaborativeproject,asalltheartstudentscreatedaleafthatwasthenweavedintoawreath.“Itoldthestudentsweweredoingaprojectfortheholidaycardandtheywereexcitedtoknowthatallofthecollegekidswouldseetheirwork,”saysHUPSteacherandTEPalumnaKatherineSerdio(’18MST,M.Ed.).“IdecidedtodoacollaborativeprojecttoshowcasetheworkofallHardingstudents.Leavesweretheeasiestcommunalprojectforages4-12.Itwasfuntoseethedifferentleavesthatwereproducedfromeachgrade.Itwassomeunbe-LEAF-ablework!”
TEPConnectionAsofthewritingofthisstory,sevenalumnifromUCSB’sTeacherEducationProgramworkasteachersatHarding.Theneachyear,fourorfiveelementaryteachercandidatesareplacedatHardingfortheirstudenttraining,switchingbetweenuppergradeandlowergradeclassroomsforafullerexperienceastheyworktowardstheirmultiplesubjectteachingcredentials.
“IwashonoredtoworkatHarding,”saysKatherineSerdio,artteacherintheholidaycardsectionofthisstoryandaSantaBarbaralocal.“Itisoneof
theoldestelementaryschoolsinSantaBarbaraandisabsolutelygorgeous.PriortoattendingUCSBTEP,IwassubbingforSantaBarbaraUnifiedSchoolDistrict.Myfirstjobwasa5thgradeclassatHarding.Itwasalmostaglimpseintomyfutureandwhatwasmeanttobe.”
Serdiotellsjustonestoryofthetransformativepowerofteaching,andthesynergybetweenUCSBandHUPS.“TEPbestpreparedmetoteachatHardingbyhelpingmefindoutwhoIamasaneducator.Therewereobstacles,bothemotionallyandmentally,andTEPprovidedmewiththesupportIneededtopushforward,”sheasserts.“Itwasthemostchallengingandrewardingexperienceallatthe sametime.”
CommunityBasedLiteraciesHardingfourthgradersandUCSBundergraduateshuddletogether,discussingreadingfromdifferentdisciplinesthatcanoftentripupyoungstudents—textsofferingdataintables,figures,andcharts.Ledbytheir“collegebuddies,”thefourthgradersgrewinskillsandconfidenceandbyyear’sendcouldevaluateandquestionideasandassertionspresentedinthetexts.TheGevirtzSchool’sMcEnroeReadingandLanguageArtsClinicofferedcourseworkandworkshopstotheUCSBfacilitatorstoensuretheyweresufficientlytrained.Trainingcontentfocusedontheoreticalandempiricalworkrelatedtoreadingcomprehensionandcriticalanalysisofevidence-basedargumentation.
Theprogram,calledCommunityBasedLiteracies(CBL)forthe21stCentury,establishedanewmodelforwaysUCSBcouldimproveHardingstudentoutcomes.
“CBLhasbeenagamechangeratHarding,”statesprincipalVeronicaBinkley.“Studentsforthepasttwoyearsthathavebeenpartoftheprogramhaveblossomedintheirdesiretoreadandtoreadwidely.”Thestatsbackupherclaims,asHarding’scurrentfourthgradeclassscoredhigherthananyformercohortwith56.2%readingatorabovegradelevel.What’smore,Binkleyseesmoregeneralimprovementstiedtothesegains,saying,“Theirattentiontodetailthroughinstructioninclosereadinghastransferredintoothersubjectsandintoworkhabits.Theyareengagedstudents,withahighlevelofconcernforsuccess.Asagroup,theyarearticulate,polite,andanxioustosharetheirlearning.”
SeveraltimesayeartheGevirtzSchoolorganizesavolunteerdaytodoworkontheHardingcampus.Herevolunteersworkonbuildingnewgardenboxes.
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AnnamarieBoddyMarciaandStephenBoydMerryBoydLeslieBrtekHonorableLoisCappsJudithEveredCharleneFitzgeraldMariaRosales-GarciaandEricGarciaDr.GraceGengouxEdwinaGolightlyDr.MarkL.GrossHarriettHankinsCynthiaHartleyEleanorJergensenJeanneLaBergeVickieLacksPeterB.andCatherineALipson’81/’78Dr.PatriciaMartin, in honor of Dr. James GentilucciRobertMasikCarolMatternAshleyLouiseMcClainSommerandRichardMossDennisandCarolynNaiman, in honor of Dr. Tine SloanYolandaOlivasBarbaraPalmer-DavisandRayPalmerDr.LoisPhillipsandDennisThompsonWaynePiercyBarbaraPiszczekHunterReardonSandraRobertsonReverentMargaretSelfDr.RoseHayden-Smith andWilliamSmithJohnTamkunandRenateDeuringBarbaraTzurTeresaandPaulWattsPatriciaWilbarger
*deceased
Duringthe2018-2019academicyear,thecombinedgenerosityofalmost200donors—including104alumni,25parentsandfriends,11facultyandstaffmembers,currentandpastUCSantaBarbaraFoundationtrustees,and20foundationsandorganizations—supportedstudentfellowships,impactfulresearch,andclinical/programmaticactivitiesintheGevirtzSchool.
INVEST IN THE FUTURE, FUND OUR STUDENTS. #UCSBGiveDay is returning this April 2020. Please join your fellow Gevirtz School alumni and supporters and donate generously. Watch for email closer to the date.